Posted by: Carole Warner Reece
on Dec 10, 2009
I just finished reading a brief interview that Terry Slattery did with Train Signal Training on Cisco Certifications, Careers, Training and More (link to the interview).
As usual, I find Terry's comments and advice are worth reviewing. He discusses the value of certifications as well as changes in the certification process in the networking industry. He touches on various types of training and training resources, and talks a bit more about CCIE, CCDE, and the new CCA options from Cisco.
Posted by: Ron Trunk
on Jul 16, 2009

As I prepare for another quixotic attempt at the CCDE practical, I have collected a set of test taking tips.
These tips are based on talking to exam administrators, reading all the materials, studying the demo tests, and mostly, attending the preparation session given at this year's Networkers. Of course, I have not yet passed this test, so you can take my tips with a grain of salt. Your own mileage may vary.
Posted by: Carole Warner Reece
on Sep 16, 2008
I made a port of the demo CCDE practical on the Cisco Learning Network, but with my 'interpretations' of design choices. It is reformatted a bit to support the web tools I can use easily to build it...
There are two paths through the demo - one with feedback as interpretted by me, one without feedback.
Carole's port of the Demo CCDE Practical
Posted by: Carole Warner Reece
on Sep 14, 2008
I made an online port of the CCDE written examples from Russ White's 2008 Networkers presentation on CCDE:
CCDE Written Practice Quiz